Ports hampered by pandemic without shipping
Sailing has been canceled since last March, leading to more than 100,000 Americans losing their jobs, according to a November report. Florida has been particularly hard hit by the state which is home to the three busiest cruise ports in the world.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges Americans to be careful before traveling to a number of Caribbean islands before spring.
Antigua and Barbuda, as well as the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao, were both added to the CDC’s list of countries to avoid American travelers and named the islands at level 4 (“COVID-19 Very High”). The countries join other popular tourist-heavy destinations in the Caribbean or on the Caribbean coast, such as Saint Lucia, Aruba and Mexico, on the CDC’s Level 4 list.
The CDC’s Level 4 list also currently includes more than 150 other countries and territories around the world, including the United States.
The CDC has designated Antigua and Barbuda as a Level 4 high-risk destination. (iStock).
Caribbean islands that are not on the CDC’s Level 4 list include the Bahamas, Montserrat and Trinidad and Tobago, all at Level 3; Dominica and Grenada, level 2; Angiulla, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Saba, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Eustatius, Level 1. More information on the current name of each country or territory can be found on the CDC’s website.
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The US State Department has meanwhile also issued Level 3 travel advice (Reconsider Travel) for Americans traveling to Antigua and Barbuda or Curacao. Antigua and Barbuda’s advice was last updated on March 1, 2021, while Curacao was updated on September 28, 2020.
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Passengers flying to Antigua and Barbuda must present a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken seven days before the flight, while Curacao instructs US travelers to present a negative COVID-19 test 72 hours before departure , according to the Tourism Board.
International travelers are required to present a negative COVID-19 test before returning to the US, according to the CDC.
Anne Schmidt contributed to this report.